{"id":2366735,"date":"2024-11-10T08:18:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T13:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-floating-last-minute-plan-to-shove-a-biden-nominee-on-the-supreme-court\/"},"modified":"2024-11-10T08:19:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T13:19:11","slug":"dems-floating-last-minute-plan-to-shove-a-biden-nominee-on-the-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-floating-last-minute-plan-to-shove-a-biden-nominee-on-the-supreme-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems Floating Last-Minute Plan to Shove a Biden Nominee on the Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdems-floating-last-minute-plan-to-shove-a-biden-nominee-on-the-supreme-court%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2366735&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dei-disaster-petition-circulating-within-secret-service-community-warns-of-potential-insider-threats\/\" title=\"DEI Crisis: Secret Service Petition Raises Concerns About &#039;Insider Threats\">article discusses concerns<\/a> among \u200bDemocrats\u200d regarding\u2063 the potential future vacancy\u2064 on the Supreme Court as \u2064Justice Sonia Sotomayor, a\u200d significant \u200dliberal figure, turns 70 and\u2062 faces\u2064 health issues. With the likelihood of Donald Trump entering a second \u2063term as president, Democrats fear he may nominate\u2062 another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-calls-new-yorks-covid-19-restrictions-discriminatory-sides-with-religious-leaders\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Calls New York\u2019s COVID-19 Restrictions \u2018Discriminatory,\u2019 Sides With Religious Leaders\">conservative justice<\/a>, solidifying a right<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/history-repeats-itself-democrats-are-using-tactics-of-the-marxists-of-1917-in-russia-to-steal-2020-election\/\" title=\"History Repeats Itself: Democrats Are Using Tactics of the Marxists of 1917 in Russia to Steal 2020 Election\">-leaning court<\/a>. Suggestions have emerged that Sotomayor should resign \u200cto allow\u2063 a replacement who aligns \u200bwith Democratic\u200c values \u2062to be confirmed while the party still holds power.\u2063 <\/p>\n<p>However, various challenges complicate this idea. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actress-sarah-paulson-talks-finding-the-humanity-in-clinton-whistleblower-linda-tripp\/\" title=\"Actress Sarah Paulson Talks \u2018Finding The Humanity\u2019 In Clinton Whistleblower Linda Tripp\">current political landscape<\/a>, characterized by \u200ca disappointing election \u2062outcome for \u200cDemocrats, \u200craises doubts about\u2062 their ability to successfully \u200borchestrate\u2063 Sotomayor&#8217;s resignation and the confirmation \u200bof a new\u200b justice.\u2062 Additionally, concerns \u200dexist about the reliability of senators\u2019 support for a replacement, should Sotomayor step down. The article reflects on the \u2062precedent set by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg&#8217;s\u2063 death, which\u2064 led to the swift confirmation of a conservative successor. the situation emphasizes\u200d the precarious balance of\u2063 power within the Supreme Court and the urgency felt by Democrats in addressing it.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democrats woke up Wednesday morning and realized that a progressive icon, first-ever Latina Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, is now 70 years old and diabetic as President-elect Donald Trump is expected to enter his second term within months.<\/p>\n<p>The fear, of course, is that Trump would be able to make an even grander impact on the Supreme Court of the United States should he have an opportunity to nominate yet another justice.<\/p>\n<p>The solution being floated, of course, is to subject the venerated liberal to a coup much in the same way President Joe Biden was shuffled out of the 2024 running for an ill-fated campaign by Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>But Democrats&rsquo; psychopathic disdain for elderly statespersons is hitting a problem as the reality of the political landscape in America becomes clear to everyone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/playbook\/2024\/11\/08\/dems-agonize-over-sotomayor-00188412\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> reported on the post-election grumblings Friday.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The plan is seemingly simple enough &mdash; Sotomayor needs to go in the short time Democrats have left with any immediate power to confirm or deny any candidate for the seat.<\/p>\n<p>The problems are immediate and vast.<\/p>\n<p>For one, Democrats looking to convince Sotomayor to resign and get a Biden-nominated replacement confirmed before government power changes hands might find it difficult to proceed during the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">current lame-duck period<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Another issue, and a fresh wound for liberals and progressives alike, is the thrashing the left was given on Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans and conservatives were given a mandate by the American people, and the underhanded shuffling of a venerated justice to meet Democrats&rsquo; political agenda is only certain to strengthen the right.<\/p>\n<p>But still, Democrats are holding on to a glimmer of hope.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She can sort of resign conditionally on someone being appointed to replace her,&rdquo; one Democratic senator told Politico.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But she can&rsquo;t resign conditioned on a specific person. What happens if she resigns and the nominee to replace her isn&rsquo;t confirmed and the next president fills the vacancy?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>There is also a problem with &ldquo;shaky&rdquo; senators changing their support for a replacement after any potential Sotomayor resignation announcement. This would kick the question of a replacement to Trump himself.<\/p>\n<p>Replacing Sotomayor is not a new fancy for the left.<\/p>\n<p>In April of this year, the question of whether Sotomayor should resign was raised in an Op-Ed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2024\/apr\/01\/for-the-sake-of-all-of-us-sonia-sotomayor-needs-to-retire-from-the-us-supreme-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The obvious case being pointed to is that of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who died while Trump was in his first term, leading to the nomination and confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To recollect how, on her deathbed in 2020, she told her granddaughter that her &lsquo;most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed&rsquo; &ndash; and how it made no difference whatsoever,&rdquo; Mehdi Hasan wrote in April.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Donald Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett as RBG&rsquo;s replacement just eight days after her death, and Senate Republicans confirmed Barrett to RBG&rsquo;s vacant seat just eight days before election day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This fear has undoubtedly grown to a magnitude that surely gnaws at the core of every Democrat, especially now that Trump and Republicans have been given a broad mandate to rule by the American people.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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There are concerns that Trump could further influence the Supreme Court by nominating another justice. Some Democrats are suggesting that Sotomayor should resign while they still have the power to confirm a replacement, but this plan faces significant challenges, especially given the recent electoral losses for Democrats. The situation is complicated by fears of a potential vacancy being filled by Trump if Sotomayor resigns without a confirmed successor. This issue has been discussed before, particularly in light of Ruth Bader Ginsburg&#8217;s passing during Trump&#8217;s first term, which led to Amy Coney Barrett&#8217;s swift confirmation. The anxiety surrounding this scenario has intensified among Democrats following recent elections where Republicans gained considerable support from voters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2366736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Michael-Featured-Image-38.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34431,3933,44711,32275],"class_list":["post-2366735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden-nominee","tag-dems","tag-last-minute-plan","tag-supreme-court"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Michael-Featured-Image-38.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2366735"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2366740,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366735\/revisions\/2366740"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2366736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2366735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2366735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2366735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}